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Wikimedia UK (incorporated under the name "Wiki UK Limited") is the local Wikimedia chapter covering the United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is a separate organization from the Wikimedia Foundation, and has no control over the contents of Wikipedia or any other projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation. We exist to help collect, develop and distribute freely licensed knowledge (and other educational, cultural and historic content), which we do by supporting the charitable activities of the Wikimedia Foundation. For the Ukrainian language Wikipedia please visit http://uk.wikipedia.org; for Wikimedia Ukraine please visit http://ua.wikimedia.org
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Our activities over the next coming months include: Celebrating Wikipedia's 10th Anniversary Wrapping up the 2010 Annual Fundraiser Working on our application to be recognised as a charity Running a Wikipedia Academy for Cancer Research UK Preparing for the Wikimedia UK Annual Conference 2011 ... and lots more! You can read our newsletter, subscribe to our blog and follow us on Twitter to find out about our latest activities. Our upcoming events are also listed on the left-hand bar.

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Do you want to help support the chapter, and help share the world's knowledge with everyone, everywhere? Then join us! Membership is open to all regardless of location or age. Members do not need to be editors of any of the Wikimedia Foundation projects. Membership costs just £5 per year. Members have the right to elect the Board as well as submit motions to and vote at AGMs, thereby playing a central role in determining the activities of the chapter.
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What would you like to see the Chapter do and support? Do you have an idea for an initiative that you'd like to see happen? Are you able to volunteer your time to help with an initiative? Submit a proposal for an initiative, or share your ideas with us! Please help us discuss all major decisions with on our mailing list and our wiki! Would you like to help but don't have the time? Please support our work by donating! You can donate to us via cheque or bank transfer, or by PayPal: ...

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 * Preparing for the Wikimedia UK [[Annual Conference 2011]]
-... and lots more! You can [http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/ subscribe to our blog] and [http://www.twitter.com/wikimediauk follow us on Twitter] to find out about our latest activities. Our [[Events|upcoming events]] are also listed on the left-hand bar.
+... and lots more! You can [[Newsletter|read our newsletter]], [http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/ subscribe to our blog] and [http://www.twitter.com/wikimediauk follow us on Twitter] to find out about our latest activities. Our [[Events|upcoming events]] are also listed on the left-hand bar.
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